The Anniversary (1968)
Synopsis of The Anniversary
Bette Davis plays a wealthy one-eyed widow (complete with designer eye patch) who gathers her sons together once a year to celebrate the death of the husband she detested. Mama Davis couldn't be more castrating if her last name was Bobbitt: Her grown sons (it's been 10 years since daddy died) are essentially weaklings who seem to secretly covet the emotional stranglehold she has over them. When she can't exert her authority of her sons by normal means, Davis blackmails them with her knowledge of the skeletons in their closets -- and in the case of her eldest son, the women's undies in his dresser drawers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Complete Cast of The Anniversary
- Bette Davis - Mrs. Taggart
- Jack Hedley - Terry Taggart
- Elaine Taylor - Shirley Blair
- Timothy Bateson - Mr. Bird
- Sheila Hancock - Karen Taggart
- James Cossins - Henry Taggart
- Christian Roberts - Tom Taggart
- Arnold Diamond - Headwaiter
- Director(s):
- Roy Ward Baker
- Writer(s):
- Jimmy Sangster
- Producer(s):
- Jimmy Sangster
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